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Strong's H8543 תְּמוֹל (temol)

Temol means “yesterday” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8543
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 10

Strong's H8543 Quick Answer

Strong's H8543 תְּמוֹל תְּמוֹל (tmowl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tmowl (tem-ole') (or tmol {tem-ole'}) adv. 1. (properly) ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since 2. especially yesterday, or (with H8032) day before yesterday It has 22 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include yesterday, time, since, long, and before. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tmowl (tem-ole') (or tmol {tem-ole'}) adv. 1. (properly) ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since 2. especially yesterday, or (with H8032) day before yesterday
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
yesterday, time, since, long, and before

Meaning and Definition

tmowl (tem-ole') (or tmol {tem-ole'}) adv. 1. (properly) ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since 2. especially yesterday, or (with H8032) day before yesterday [probably for H865] KJV: + before (-time), + these (three) days, + heretofore, + time past, yesterday. Root(s): H865 See also: H8032

Original Word
תְּמוֹל תְּמוֹל
Transliteration
tmowl
Derivation
First root strongs: 865
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8543. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

yesterday

Usage: 1) before, before that time, beforetime, heretofore, of late, of old, these days, time(s) past, yesterday, day before yesterday, recently, formerly 1a) yesterday 1a1) recently, formerly (usual usage) (fig) 1b) as formerly, so more recently 1c) from yesterday, already

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How Strong's H8543 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tmowl, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

time Exodus 21:29 yesterday Exodus 5:14 since Exodus 4:10 before Joshua 4:18 long Deuteronomy 19:6

How Strong's H8543 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8543 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8543 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:2 KJV

And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.

Genesis 31:5 KJV

And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.

Exodus 4:10 KJV

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8543.

Genesis 31:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
Genesis 31:5 Old Testament, KJV
And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
Exodus 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Exodus 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Exodus 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Exodus 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Exodus 21:29 Old Testament, KJV
But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
Exodus 21:36 Old Testament, KJV
Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
Deuteronomy 4:42 Old Testament, KJV
That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
Deuteronomy 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;
Deuteronomy 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
Joshua 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
Joshua 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
Joshua 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
Ruth 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
1 Samuel 20:27 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
1 Samuel 21:5 Old Testament, KJV
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
2 Samuel 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
2 Samuel 15:20 Old Testament, KJV
Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
2 Kings 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.
1 Chronicles 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
Job 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8543, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 6 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8543 FAQ

What does temol (תְּמוֹל) mean?

Temol (Strong's H8543) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "yesterday". tmowl (tem-ole') (or tmol {tem-ole'}) adv. 1. (properly) ago, i.e. a (short or long) time since 2. especially yesterday, or (with H8032) day before yesterday

How many times is temol (תְּמוֹל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H8543 across 10 books.

Where can I study temol (תְּמוֹל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8543 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate temol (תְּמוֹל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as yesterday, time, since, long, and before. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.